Subject: Re: RFC 10K
From: Martin J. Dürst <[email-masked]>
To: Rob Sayre <[email-masked]>, IETF discussion list <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2026 10:36:26 +0900
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Hello Rob, others,

On 2026-06-28 05:28, Rob Sayre wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> While there are many views on the semantics of RFC numbers, I like to view
> them as Unicode code points.

Interesting. But one may note that RFC numbers are decimal, whereas the 
U+HHHH Unicode code point notation is hexadecimal. Decimal 10000 is hex 
2710, and U+2710 is ✐ UPPER RIGHT PENCIL. U+10000 would correspond to 
RFC 65536, which is still a long way to go.

Regards,   Martin.

> RFC 8999 (Version-Independent Properties of QUIC)
> 覙 Meaning: U+8999 (覙) is a rare CJK ideograph built from the 見 ("see")
> radical. In the Kangxi/Unihan record it carries the reading xiàn (Mandarin)
> / jihn (Cantonese), with the glossed sense of "to look at; to spy on; to
> peep; to watch from a distance." It's an obscure character with essentially
> no use in modern written Chinese—you'll only encounter it in large
> dictionaries and the Unicode/Unihan database rather than in actual texts.
> 
> RFC 9000 (QUIC)
> 退 Meaning: Step back, retreat, withdraw, recede, or decline.
> 
> RFC 9001 (TLS and QUIC)
> 送 Meaning: see off, send off; dispatch, give; to deliver; to carry; to give
> (as a present); to present (with); to see off; to send
> 
> RFC 9002 (QUIC Loss Detection and Congestion Control)
> 适 Meaning: match, comfortable; just; to fit; suitable; proper; just (now);
> comfortable; well; to go; to follow or pursue
> 
> So, what would RFC 10000 have been? A double-edged sword.
> 
> Well, a dual-sided axe from Crete. 𐀀.
> 
> https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%F0%90%80%80
> 
> thanks,
> Rob